Dusk kisses the nape of her neck and holds the night in its lovely hue
Skin mirrors the face of bright stars and leaves the day in unending rue
Eyes swim with red torrid approach, but feign the sky with a caustic stare
Lips as full as the river in Spring quiver now in the greyish air
She floats over water, brings her sorrow to ashen lips
Drinks grief from a ticking past that makes her sick
Days stained with guileful innocence
The wind kisses leaves, but brings no cogent recompense
A sigh from the lips of her mouth now escapes
A blink from the lash of his eye now placates
But the tears fall like rain spewed upon arid ground
And the storm cloaks the fervor of the love that abounds
I sleep beneath a sky suffused with black
She whispered in my ear, "Will love be back?"
Wake in the weakening arms of future's hold
Stare in the frozen pond of dreams untold
Sift through diurnal moods that impede sleep
Forced to endure the throes that vows do reap
Please let me sleep in forever's grace
Let me kiss the tears that stain your face
Heal the wounds of mine that fester now
Tend my wretched heart that beats somehow
I sleep beneath damp earth
Your hand in mine
She whispered in my ear
"Our love conquered time."